“Thank you ViewBug.com, Sigma Corporation of America and guest judge Fitz Simmons for choosing our work “Joy is…” in Family Fun Photo Contest. We couldn’t dream that our work was good enough to be the winning selection out of 6913 submissions, it is such an honor. When I saw the winning notification email from Viebug.com I jumped out of my chair in happiness, It was a great cause for celebration”– liliaalvarado

“Thank you to Viewbug and the voters for the incredible winning prize, a new Canon 5D3. I am so incredibly honored and humbled by this award and all of the positive response my image has received.” – Shane Keena

“Thank you so much for the super cool prize, I am so honored to have won the “People’s Choice” award but then to win a prize in addition is such an awesome bonus! I love the Echo, it’s super fun and easy to setup. I don’t know how I went this long without one!”

“About winning a contest and receiving a prize I would say it is always an amazing feeling because even if you are one of the finalists your image is still up against 40-50 other excellent images, so it’s always great to know that out of all, your photograph stood out the most. As for receiving a prize, it is always a nice little reward which reminds me that my photography is worth something”

“I just wanted to say thank you SO much, I am the happiest human right now! It’s also the biggest dose of encouragement, because I only started really getting into photography last year – viewbug has been a big incentive to keep trying new things.”

“I would like to thank all at ViewBug and all the people that voted for my ‘Sleeping Cubs in the Zootography photo contest. It means a lot that something I have produced is appreciated and enjoyed by others. The Nikon 1 camera is great but I have yet to road test it. However, it is small and neat enough to carry with me at all times and therefore never missing a photo opportunity.”

“I can’t even believe what an amazing honor it was to win the tamron 70-300 lens! It made my whole year and I am so grateful that my photo was the grand prize winner. Here are a few photos of me and my brand new lens!”

“Thank you ViewBug and the prize sponsors. I am so excited to be the Amateur winner of the Cliffs photo contest. My dream has come true! I will truly enjoy using my new GoPro Hero Session. I received it in record time, only 6 days!”